Steven Cochrane
UK Guide 2025
Band 5 : Employment: Employer
Band 5
About
Provided by Steven Cochrane
Practice Areas
Steven is strategic employment law advisor, working closely with clients across a number of sectors including financial services, life sciences, technology and manufacturing. Steven has developed a particular focus on supporting financial institutions with their strategic people issues including navigating sensitive grievances and conduct related matters; defending high stakes litigation; the legal, commercial and PR aspects of major staff transfers and reduction in force exercises and supporting board executives and HR with the people aspects of both internal and regulatory investigations and inquiries.
Having spent time working in-house with major financial institutions, Steven understands the need to dovetail employment law compliance and HR best practice with the fast-evolving regulatory landscape. He also understands industry nuance and can bespoke his advice to different clients depending on where they fall on the regulatory spectrum. Most importantly Steven brings pragmatism, creativity and a healthy sense of humour to the table when working with clients on business-critical matters.
Professional Memberships
Employment Lawyers Association
International Bar Association
Black Solicitors Network
Education
University of Strathclyde, Glasgow
LLB (Hons)
2002
Glasgow Graduate School of Law
Post Graduate Diploma in Legal Practice
2003
Chambers Review
UK
Steven Cochrane has a broad employment practice that sees him advising on contentious and advisory matters, as well as sensitive internal investigations. His clients include those in the financial services, technology and consumer goods sectors. Cochrane has particular expertise in handling matters with complex regulatory aspects.
Strengths
Provided by Chambers
"I don't have enough words to describe how brilliant Steven is. He is knowledgeable, commercial, sensible, practical and extremely responsive."
"I don't have enough words to describe how brilliant Steven is. He is knowledgeable, commercial, sensible, practical and extremely responsive."